"Tory Bruno, the former chief executive officer and president of United Launch Alliance, will become the president of the new national security group at Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos-founded space venture that is one of ULA's biggest suppliers and rivals. The company announced the move in a post on X. As head of the group, Bruno will oversee "the development of cutting-edge products, services, and technologies aimed at enhancing national security missions," according to an internal email from Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp, seen by Bloomberg."
""We share a deep belief in supporting our nation with the best technology we can build," Limp said in a statement. "Tory brings unmatched experience, and I'm confident he'll accelerate our ability to deliver on that mission.""
"During his tenure leading ULA, Bruno oversaw the retirement and phasing out of the company's older Delta and Atlas rockets, while spearheading the development of a new rocket called Vulcan. The new rocket, however, suffered from numerous delays and has struggled to ramp up its launch cadence after debuting in January 2024. Blue Origin provides the main engines for Vulcan, while also serving as a competitor to ULA with its own New Glenn orbital rocket. While at ULA, Bruno led a joint partnership with Blue Origin in 2014 to develop the company's BE-4 engines to be used in the Vulcan rocket."
Tory Bruno will become president of Blue Origin's new national security group and will oversee development of products, services, and technologies for national security missions. Blue Origin announced the move on X and positions the new team to emphasize national security applications across its rockets and space projects. ULA and Blue Origin belong to a select set of providers authorized to launch the most sensitive U.S. military satellites. Bruno resigned from ULA after nearly 12 years and led retirement of Delta and Atlas rockets and development of the Vulcan rocket, which has faced delays. Blue Origin supplies Vulcan's main engines and partnered with ULA on BE-4 engine development.
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